Naturally Block Gonorrhea

Table V.20: Gonorrhea

WHAT IT IS

Gonorrhea is an infectious venereal disease caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria. It can also be transmitted to infants delivered by vaginal birth. Women may not have any symptoms. The most common symptoms for both men and women are painful urination and discharge. Complications include: (v.18)

People infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae are often also infected with chlamydia trachomatis. This is the bacteria that cause the STD chlamydia. (v.18)

TYPE OF STUDY

EFFECT OF CURCUMIN

Lab

Turmeric blocked the growth of the bacteria which causes gonorrhea. However, in one study it did not work as well as the conventional antibiotic drug cefotaxime. (v.166)

Another lab study examined how this gram-negative bacterium establishes infection in mucous membrane cells. It turns out that gonorrhea bacteria use the inflammation they cause to stick to and infect the cells. (v.17)

Research suggests curcumin could be a powerful inhibitor of gonorrhea—even at late stages of infection. How does curcumin work? (v.17)

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